NWA	Heart of America Heavyweight Title	(	1950/05	-	1953/10	)
	Central States Heavyweight Title	(	1953/10	-	1988	)
WWA	Central States Heavyweight Title	(	1988	-	1989	)
NWA	Central States Heavyweight Title	(	2002/03	-		)

(as of 2013/05/18)

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Bill Longson	50/05/18	Kansas City, KS
Defeats Sonny Myers in 8-man tournament final to become first champion.
Tarzan Kowalski	51/01/25	Kansas City, KS
Dennis Clary	51/04/26	Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers	51/05/03	Kansas City, KS
Dennis Clary [2]	51/05/10	Kansas City, KS
Jimmy Coffield	51/11/06	Topeka, KS
Alo Leilani	51/11/29	Kansas City, KS
Bob Orton	51/12/20	Kansas City, KS
Enrique Torres	52/02/28	Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers [2]	52/03/06	Kansas City, KS
Vacant in 52.
Sonny Myers [3]	52/04/11	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Maurice Roberre in 13-man tournament final to be recognized as Mid-Western Heavyweight Champion and presented the old MWA World Title belt by Orville Brown; recognized as Heart of America Title outside St. Joseph; in Wichita, KS, Myers wins another 13-man tournament, defeating Bob Orton in the final, in 52/04, but Orville Brown refuses to present him with the title because the final is only one fall; Myers later defeats Orton in a 3-fall match.
Red Berry	52/10/09	Kansas City, KS
Bobby Lane	52/10/30	Kansas City, KS
Dave Sims	53/01/15	Kansas City, KS
Lenny Montana	53/10/08	Wichita, KS
Starts being referred to as Central States Title during Montana's reign.
Sonny Myers [4]	53/12/10	St. Joseph, MO
Dave Sims [2]	54/01
Bob Orton [2]	54/01/28	Kansas City, KS
Sonny Myers [5]	54/03/19	St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 54/06/17.
El Toro (Bibber McCoy)	54
Sonny Myers [6]	54	Kansas City, KS
Joe Dusek	54/09/13	Wichita, KS
Ray Villmer	54/12/16	Kansas City, KS
Lu Kim	55<
Ray Villmer [2]	55<
Still/again champion as of 55/03/27 and 55/05/24.
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Bob Orton [3]	55<
Don Lewin	55/10<
Reported on a newspaper Syracuse, NY as having deafeted Bob Orton for the "Heart of America" title and going "back to Kansas next month for a title defense."
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Mike DiBiase	55/12
Richard Brown	56/04/10	Topeka, KS
Still champion as of 56/08/23.
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Mighty Atlas	56<
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Bobby Bruns	56/10/13<
Lee Grable	56/11/10	Kansas City, KS
Richard Brown [2]	56/11/17?	Kansas City, KS?
Lee Grable [2]	56/12/08<
Sometime after 56/11/24.
Richard Brown [3]	56/12/13?	Kansas City, KS?
Red Berry [2]	57/09/15	Wichita, KS
Richard Brown [4]	57/10/07	Wichita, KS
Vacant in 58 (sometime after 58/04/23).
Bob Geigel	58/10/31	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Bob Ellis in tournament final.
Bob Ellis	58/11/28	St. Joseph, MO
Lee Henning	60/01/22	St. Joseph, MO
Thor Hagen	60/05/27	St. Joseph, MO
Ricky Lee	60/06	St. Joseph, MO
Sometime after 60/06/23.
Thor Hagen [2]	60/08
Mike Paidousis	60/09/22	Kansas City, KS
Lee Henning [2]	60/11/18	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Ellis [3]	60/12/23	St. Joseph, MO
Vacant in 61 when Ellis leaves the area; one source has Ron Etchison defeating Lee Henning for the title on 61/03/31 in St. Joseph, MO.
Buddy Austin	61/06/02	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Thor Hagen; Sonny Myers defeats Austin on 61/06/30, but the title is returned to Austni due to a fast count by referee Thor Hagen.
Sonny Myers [7]	61/11/03	St. Joseph, MO
Tarzan Tyler	61/11/10	St. Joseph, MO
Buddy Austin [2]	61/11/17	St. Joseph, MO
Ray Gordon	62/02/09	St. Joseph, MO
Lee Henning [4]	62/05/04	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [8]	62/10/05	St. Joseph, MO
Tiny Mills	63/11/25	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [9]	63/02/01	St. Joseph, MO
Rock Hunter	63/05/17	St. Joseph, MO
Larry Hamilton	63/09/27	St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 64/03/08.
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Vacant in 64.
Bob Geigel [2]	64/06/19
Defeats Pat O'Connor.
Sonny Myers [10]	64/10/16
Mike DiBiase [2]	64/11/06
Ron Reed (Buddy Colt)	65/01/22	St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper (Archie Gouldie)	65/04/16	St. Joseph, MO
Ron Reed [2]	65/04/23	St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper [2]	65/06/04	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [11]	65/06/28	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [2]	66/01/14	St. Joseph, MO
Ron Reed [3]	66/02/18	St. Joseph, MO
The Viking (Bob Morse)	66/06/17	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [12]	66/06/24	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [3]	67/02/24	St. Joseph, MO
The Viking [2]	67/04/07	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [13]	67/06/09	St. Joseph, MO
The Hangman	67/10/27	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Geigel [4]	67/11/17	St. Joseph, MO
Sonny Myers [14]	67/12/12	St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race	68/04/05	St. Joseph, MO
Ron Etchison [2]	68/05/03	St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby	68/05/10	St. Joseph, MO
Held up after a match against Thor Hagen on 68/05/24 in St. Joseph, MO.
Roger Kirby [2]	68/05/31	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Hagen in rematch.
Sonny Myers [15]	68/06/07	St. Joseph, MO
Myers has announced his retirement before the match; title vacant.
Bob Brown	68/06/04	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Thor Hagen in tournament final.
Tommy Martin	68/10/04	St. Joseph, MO
Dusty Rhodes	68/12/13	St. Joseph, MO
Don Kent	69/01/10	St. Joseph, MO
Dusty Rhodes [2]	69/01/17	St. Joseph, MO
Don Kent [2]	69/01/24	St. Joseph, MO
Dick Murdoch	69/02/28	St. Joseph, MO
Pat O'Connor [3]	69/05/09	St. Joseph, MO
Vacant in 69/10.
Danny Little Bear	69/11/28	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Killer Kox in tournament final.
Roger Kirby [3]	70/03/27	St. Joseph, MO
Danny Little Bear [2]	70/04/03	St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race #	70/06/19	St. Joseph, MO
Held up due to a controversial end to the match.
Danny Little Bear [3]	70/07<
Most likely defeated Race in rematch on 70/06/26 in St. Joseph, MO.
Roger Kirby [4]	70/07/24	St. Joseph, MO
The Stomper defeats Kirby on 70/12/04 in St. Joseph, MO, but the title change is voided due to a controversial end to the match.
Danny Little Bear [4]	70/12/11	St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby [5]	70/12
Bob Geigel [5]	71/01/01	St. Joseph, MO
Harley Race [2]	71/01
Sometime between 71/01/18 and 71/01/25; Pat O'Connor defeats Race for the title on 72/01/28 in St. Louis, MO, but Race continues to be recognized by other promoters, and Sam Muchnick withdraws recognition of the title and later creates the Missouri Heavyweight title.
Danny Little Bear [5]	72/02/11	St. Joseph, MO
Black Angus Campbell	72/05/05<
Sometime after 72/04/14.
The Stomper [3]	72/06/08	Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [3]	72/07/07	Kansas City, KS
Omar Atlas	72/11/24	St. Joseph, MO
Roger Kirby [6]	73/01
Sometime between 73/01/18 and 73/01/23; held up after a match against Danny Little Bear on 73/04/20 in St. Joseph, MO.
Danny Little Bear [6]	73/04/27	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Brown [2]	73/05
Sometime after 73/05/18.
Harley Race [4]	73/09/22	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [3]	73/10/11	Kansas City, KS
Held up after a match against Mike George on 73/12/14 in St. Joseph, MO.
Bob Brown [4]	74/01/04	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats George in rematch.
Mike George	74/03/21	Kansas City, KS
Roger Kirby [7]	74/06
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Don Fargo	74/06
Harley Race [5]	74/06/27	Kansas City, KS
Don Fargo [2]	74/07<
Bob Brown [5]	74/07/04	Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [6]	74/07/11	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [6]	74/08/01	Kansas City, KS
Terry Martin	74/12/26	Kansas City, KS
Jerry Oates	75/02/07	St. Joseph, MO
Ed Wiskoski	75/05/31	Kansas City, KS
Mike George [2]	76/02/12	Kansas City, KS
Held up after a match against Ed Wiskoski on 76/03/12 in St. Joseph, MO.
Mike George [3]	76/03/19	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Wiskoski in rematch.
Bob Brown [7]	76/04/10	Wichita, KS
Mike George [4]	76/04/17	Wichita, KS
Bob Brown [8]	76/05/18	Topeka, KS
Harley Race [7]	76/07/08	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [9]	76/09/05	Wichita, KS
Rick Gibson	76/10/01	St. Joseph, MO
Still champion as of 76/11/22.
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Mike George [5]	76/12/17<
Bob Slaughter (Sgt. Slaughter)	77/01/12	Hutchinson, KS
Or on 77/01/13 somewhere else.
Ted Oates	77/02/04	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Slaughter [2]	77/02/11	St. Joseph, MO
Ted DiBiase may defeat Slaughter on 77/04/15 in St. Joseph, MO, but Slaughter is billed as the champion in the following week.
Bob Brown *	77
Bob Slaughter *	77
Ted DiBiase	77/05/19	Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan	77/06/10<
Bob Brown [10]	77/10/30	Topeka, KS
Still champion as of 77/12/02.
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Ken Lucas	78/03/24<
Bob Sweetan	78/06/07<
Ted DiBiase [2]	78/01/07	Kansas City, KS
Alexis Smirnoff *	78/01/07	Kansas City, KS
Ken Lucas	78/02/16	Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan [2]	78/04/27	Kansas City, KS
Doug Gilbert	78/08/31	Kansas City, KS
Buck Robley	78/10/07	Des Moines, IA
Dick Murdoch *	78/12/30	Kansas City, KS
Randy Alls (Randy Rose)	79/01/02	St. Joseph, MO
Bob Sweetan [3]	79/02/22	Kansas City, KS
Ron Starr	79/09/17	Wichita, KS
The Turk	79/10/04	Kansas City, KS
The Avenger	79/11/22	Kansas City, KS
The Assassin (Jody Hamilton)	80/01/24	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [11]	80/02/04	Kansas City, KS
Bruiser Brody	80/04/10	Kansas City, KS
Dick Murdoch	80/05/22	Kansas City, KS
Killer Karl Kox	80/07/24	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [12]	80/08/16	Topeka, KS
Mike George [6]	80/09/11	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [13]	80/10/23	Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler	81/04/01	Des Moines, IA
Bob Sweetan [4]	81/07/23	Kansas City, KS
Tommy Martin	81/11/19	Kansas City, KS
Bob Sweetan [5]	81/12/10	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [14]	81/12/14	Wichita, KS
Held up at some point during this reign; again champion as of 82/04/04.
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Roger Kirby [8]	82/04/27	St. Joseph, MO
Defeats Harley Race.
Manny Fernandez	82/09/16	Kansas City, KS
Dewey Robertson	83/02/10	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [15]	83/05/12	Kansas City, KS
Dewey Robertson [2]	83/05/19	Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [8]	83/06/02	Kansas City, KS
Vacant on 83/06/10 when Race wins World Heavyweight title.
Super Destroyer	83/06/30	Kansas City, KS
Defeats Buck Robley in tournament final.
Buzz Tyler [2]	83/10/20	Kansas City, KS
Tully Blanchard	84/01/26	Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler [3]	84/02/09	Kansas City, KS
Luke Graham	84/04/19	Kansas City, KS
Ted Oates [2]	84/06/21	Kansas City, KS
Buzz Tyler [4]	84/08/11	Kansas City, KS
Hacksaw Higgins	84/10/06	Kansas City, KS
Harley Race [9]	84/10/25	Kansas City, KS
Mr. Pogo	85/01/10	Kansas City, KS
Marty Janetty	85/09/22	Des Moines, IA
Brett Sawyer	85/12/05	Kansas City, KS
Bob Brown [16]	85/12/17	Ames, IA *
Vacates on 86/05/30 due to an ankle injury.
The Shadow (Jaymie Knight) *	86/05/30	Des Moines, IA
Wins 13-man battle royal.
Marty Janetty [2] *	86/06/01	Marshalltown, IA
Bob Brown [17] *	86/06
Vacant on 86/09/26 when Jim Crockett Jr. starts using his own wrestlers.
Sam Houston	86/11/16	St. Louis, MO
Defeats Bill Dundee in a tournament final.
Bill Dundee	87/01/03	Topeka, KS
Bob Brown [18]	87/02/27	Kansas City, KS
Earthquake Ferris	87/04/20<
Bob Brown [19]	87/05<
Rufus R. Jones [2]	87/05/14	Kansas City, KS
Porkchop Cash	87/07/10	St. Joseph, MO
Rufus R. Jones [3]	87/07/17	Kansas City, KS
Earthquake Farris [2]	87/09/28	Des Moines, IA
Bob Brown [20]	87/10/30	St. Joseph, MO
Dave Peterson	87/12/25	St. Joseph, MO
Title held up.
Dave Peterson [2]	88/02/18	Kansas City, KS
Defeats Cuban Assassin for the held-up title; promotion withdraws from NWA and closes in 88.
Akio Sato	89/03/23	Kansas City, KS
Defeats T.C. Carter; promotion closes in 89.
Shane Somers	02/03/30	Rolla, MO
Defeats Butch McClain; vacant on 02/10/22 due to injury.
Derek Stone	02/11/16	Coffeyville, KS
Defeats Michael Barry, Griz and Gary Jackson.
Raven	05/06/25	Lawrence, KS
Stripped on 06/06/02 for lack of title defenses.
Michael Strider	06/10/14	Muscatine, IA
Defeats Woody Maguire, Mississippi Madman, Derek Stone, Marek Brave, and Mark Sterling.
Mark Sterling	09/07/25	House Springs, MO
Jeremy Wyatt	11/05/07	Lawrence, KS
Defeasts Sterling, Tyler Cook, and Jaysin Strife in a 4-way elimination match; also wins Metro Pro Title, defeating Bull Schmitt on 12/03/03 in Kansas City, KS; vacant on 12/04/27 due to injury.
A.C.H.	12/06/02	Kansas City, KS
Defeats Dan Walsh and Neil Diamond Cutter in an 8-man tournament 3-way final; stripped on 12/11/01 after Metro Pro leaves the NWA; A.C.H. is again billed as Central States champion by MPW in 13/03.
Evan Morris	13/03/30	Swansea, IL
Defeats Deven Spade in tournament final to be recognized by NWA Central-States.